Lian Po replied: "The people of Qin eat their own grain, which is called fried millet, so they have no cooking."
At this time, Lian Po's retainer came and said, "Young General, I must have enough food in my own camp. I have a dispute with the warehouse officer and I am willing to resolve it."
When Zhao Kuo heard this, he felt nervous again and hurried over with everyone. I saw a Mr. Zhao arguing with the warehouse official, and he must have enough food. Zhao Kuo strode forward, punched the young master in the face, and shouted: "Tie him up!" The retainers who followed swarmed up and held the man up. Each of them tore off a corner of his own clothes and tied the man up. live. Zhao Kuo shouted again: "The warehouse official issued a grain order!"
The warehouse official did not know Zhao Kuo, but seeing that Zhao Kuo was speaking to him and daring to take action, he became emboldened and loudly announced: "The army has half a meal, the soldiers have half a fight, the official has six liters, the people have three liters, and the women and children have one Rise to half. Anyone who fights will rise to twice as much!"
Zhao Kuo said: "What's the law for those who violate it?"
The military commander came out from behind Lian Po and said: "Anyone who disobeys the military order will be killed!"
Zhao Kuo ordered: "Behead!"
The military commanders behind Lian Po rushed forward, pushed Mr. Zhao out of the camp, and tied him to a wooden stake with a cowhide rope.
The man's face turned pale and he shouted loudly: "General, forgive me, I am willing to accept my sin and serve with merit!" Zhao Kuo did not look at him at all, but walked directly to the grain transport team and asked, "How much grain is there?"
Another officer did not want to encounter this, and was frightened, saying: "Five thousand soldiers, but three hundred stones."
Zhao Kuo said: "If the officers of our camp do not obey orders, they will be punished! They have to return to the camp with only 250 stones!"
Cang Guan said: "The army has its plans and cannot be abolished. I hope the general will implement them!"
Zhao Kuo said: "That's it, I obey the military order!" He said goodbye to Lian Po and explained that he was going to the camp to rectify military discipline. Together with other officials, he followed the food transport team to transport food to the military camp behind the mountain.
As a rule, there is one baggage cart for every 100 people, carrying three eclipses. However, Shangdang is a mountainous area where carts cannot pass and can only be transported by manpower. Therefore, fifty soldiers from each battalion were sent to the granary to transport grain every day. One stone per person, exactly fifty stones per camp. But after changing to half food, one battalion only had thirty stones. The military camp in Changping had known this for a long time, and only sent thirty men from each battalion every day; the newly arrived Handan soldiers did not know this, so they sent five hundred men to pick up only three hundred stones out of five thousand men. The leader felt that he could not communicate with others, and he was aloof. , so there was a dispute.
Zhao Kuo asked the leader of the team to be tied up in front of the military warehouse camp for public display, and he took the transportation team and officers to the military camp with him.
Zhao Kuo and his party have been with Lian Po since they entered Changping, and they still don't know where their camp is. After following the transport team, we arrived at our camp. The granary is in the valley between the second and third hills. There is water in the valley, which is a good place for garrisoning troops and is the main garrison of Zhao army. In comparison, the valley between the first and second foothills is much narrower. Moreover, the south is the main defensive direction of the Zhao army, with strong troops. The granary is located to the south just to make it easier for each battalion to get food.
The troops stationed in the valley are mainly defense troops and support troops along the Danshui River, and they often have combat missions. On the night after the battle, they often enjoyed the treatment of "enough food". In contrast, the Zhao army stationed in Shicheng usually only eats half food and can barely maintain life activities. The military camp brought by Zhao Kuo is in the valley behind Shicheng. Not only is there no fighting, there is no defensive task.
Zhao Kuo led his men into the military camp and first ordered the entire army to assemble. Zhao Kuo climbed up to a high platform and made an impassioned speech: "The fittest man, the captain who carried grain, was killed by the army! Why? Fight with the army! Why fight with the army? It is against the military order! Everyone should know that when we enter the military camp today, the military order Like a mountain. Who is it? With half the thieves, we must be of one mind; and those with one mind are military orders. But if you violate the military orders, you have two minds. If the army has two minds, it will be defeated! If the army is defeated, we will all have nowhere to go! The head is in a different place, the blood flows like a river, and it becomes a ghost in a foreign land! A lonely soul wanders, and cannot feed on blood! If you want to defeat the thief, you must have one heart and one ambition, focus on the banner, hear the golden drum, follow the command, and rise together If you sit together, you can get it! But if you are different, you will not be lucky."
Zhao Kuo took a breath and asked: "Now, when you are all camping, the drums sound on the front mountain, do you hear it?"
Everyone responded: "Hear it!"
Zhao Kuo said: "At that time, I went as far as the front mountain to see the Qin army attacking my camp. The flags were neat and tidy, the troops were in order, and they were all like one person when they were standing, walking or standing. If the enemy is like this, I will win! But those who have two minds will This is my enemy and everyone should abandon it!"
All the Zhao soldiers shouted together: "Abandon it, abandon it!"
Zhao Kuofu said: "At night, there is smoke in my camp, but when I look at Qin's camp, there are no fireworks? What is it? The Qin people only eat a few mouthfuls of grains. I heard that a month only weighs ten kilograms, which is not enough to fight, and they fight all day long. . Those who fight against us will get food per day; those who do not fight will also get five liters. This is the abyss of heaven! Everyone should remember the difficulty of transporting grain from Handan to provide for me in Changping. It has not yet arrived! You are in the midst of famine. , three liters a day is not enough, let alone five liters! Working in the fields all day long, but not having enough to eat all year round. Today, without fighting, we can get five liters of food, how great is the virtue! I should remember it!"
All the Zhao troops stamped their feet on the ground to show their agreement.
Zhao Kuo said: "Where does the food in Changping come from? Handan! Where does the food in Handan come from? They are all eaten by my father and brothers! My father and brothers want us to protect their homeland, so they give up their food to feed me and undress me." Would I rather bear it?"
Zhao Jun all shouted: "I will live up to it!"
Zhao Kuo said: "Now that the camp has just been established, the general's orders are not strict, and the captains are ordered to violate the military orders! Except for the captains who ask for punishment, the generals of each camp are not allowed to eat half a meal, and the meal is only one liter! Disperse!"
All the troops returned to the camp with their own thoughts. As expected, the five hundred generals in each camp called the hundred generals, fifty generals, chiefs, and fifth commanders together. They were not allowed to mix food with the other troops, and only one liter of food per person was allowed. Quantity, cook porridge from scratch! Zhao Kuo gathered more than a thousand officials together and cooked porridge according to the ration of one liter for each person. Zhao Kuo said: "If the military order is relaxed, the battle will be defeated! Therefore, the order must be followed!" Everyone is smart and naturally understands this truth.
After dinner, Zhao Kuo asked the generals to rest in the camp, and he continued to Lian Po's tent with only one of the ten thousand generals and his retainers.
Lian Po said: "If you get one liter at night, don't you feel hungry?"
Zhao Kuo knew that Lian Po already knew what happened to him in the camp, and said with some shame: "Young Master Kuo led the troops and failed to enforce strict military discipline, which led to today's mistake."
Lian Po said: "You know that the army is dangerous, and military discipline is the priority. You have thought more than half of it. The Zhao army is brave and hardworking. Although it faces a powerful enemy, it will not retreat, but it does not know how to keep its ears! Although I have trained in many ways, I still haven't got the answer. How can I hope for it? Ziye."
Zhao Kuo said: "The general's words make me feel sad. How can I make up for it?"
Lian Po said: "Those who train in battle are only fighting ears! One day in battle is better than a hundred days of training. Therefore, I often use the army to meet the enemy in order to watch the battle and to avoid being inadequate. Qin may be the same. Maybe. One or two thousand, or three or five thousand, or ten thousand, three or five will come out, with flags, flags and golden drums as their ears and eyes, and the soldiers will learn to fight!"
Zhao Kuo said: "Our soldiers are still better than Qin's soldiers, but why are we trapped between the barriers and not seeking to fight in the wild?"
Lian Po seemed a little hard to answer, but after pondering for half a minute, he still sighed with emotion: "I am not as good as Qin in a field battle!"
Zhao Kuo said: "I hope the general will fight quickly."
Lian Po said: "A general who has been defeated repeatedly cannot fight." He refused to fight.
Zhao Kuo saw that Lian Po seemed to have something to hide, so he said: "Yesterday I patrolled Beishan with the general, and I would like to visit Nanshan."
Lian Po said: "The young general is very energetic, but I am not as good as me." He called a few more retainers, and went to Shicheng under the moonlight.
This time, Lian Po led Zhao Kuo eastward for more than 20 miles. They passed by a mountain pass and said, "This is also the throat of the Party." A waterway came out of the mountain, shuttled between the valleys, and poured into Danshui; On the side of the waterway, after crossing the mountain pass, you enter Shangdang. Lian Pofu led Zhao Kuo to the high mountain next to the mountain pass. He had a panoramic view of the terrain to the east: a mountain ridge stretched out from here, just blocking the waterway; the mountains were winding around, forming a natural barrier to the mountain pass; there was also a mountain range further east , guarding the mountain ridge in front of us. The stone city extends eastward, placing the easternmost ridge outside the defensive circle.
There are also continuous barriers descending from the foot of the mountain. There is a mountain ridge farther east here as a cover. If the Qin army attacks from that direction, it will have to climb over one mountain ridge and then attack the second mountain ridge. The situation is very unfavorable and it is definitely not a wise choice. Therefore, only some security forces were placed in this area, and the main force in the valley was on standby for support.
Coming down from the foot of the mountain is the core position of Danshui defense. There are both continuous walls and well-designed fortresses here, making it an almost impenetrable line of defense. The two gate towers that were attacked and burned by Bai Qi have been renovated and improved and continue to function.
Lian Po pointed to a hill opposite the foot of the mountain and said: "In terms of field battles, the only one that can be fought is this mountain'er. I attacked the other side with 50,000 and 40,000, but they were not able to conquer it. Instead, they lost two walls and lost the capital. The rest. Everywhere, we are no more than ten miles apart. The two armies are facing each other and cannot move. But here we can deploy some troops."
After being reminded by Lian Po, Zhao Kuo noticed that Qin and Zhao were facing each other with barriers, no more than ten miles apart. If one attacked and the other defended, there was still room for charge. If the two formations faced each other, the soldiers on both sides would almost face each other. There is no possibility of setting up a formation, and there is no charging distance. One attack and one defense is the best offensive and defensive strategy. It's just that Lian Po preferred to let the Qin army attack and defend himself. What Zhao Kuo was thinking about was when the Qin army's attack could be stopped and his own side could attack instead!
The hillock Lian Po instructed him was diagonally facing the Qin army's valley entrance, blocking the Qin army's entrance and exit. If an army is deployed here, will the Qin army have any scruples in attacking, or even give up attacking the barrier, and instead attack the Zhao army, which is waiting for work?
Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo observed the hillside carefully. If Lian Po hadn't stopped him, he would have gone directly to explore the terrain. Lian Po dissuaded him and said: "There is a map of Shangdang's mountains and rivers in the camp. You can refer to it. There is no need to come in person." Zhao Kuo then gave up.
It is about twenty miles from the fortress complex back to the main tent. This place is all flat land, and barriers have been built along the Danshui for defense. Although Danshui is rich in water, it is not very deep and can be waded through. It can only slow down the enemy's speed and cannot be used as a trench. Moreover, this place is opposite the entrance of the Qin army's valley, so Lian Po deployed the largest number of troops here.
